marshal_dump() Instance Public methods Dump only the raw version string, not the complete object. It's a string for backwards (RubyGems 1.3.5 and earlier) compatibility.

marshal_load(array) Instance Public methods Load custom marshal format. It's a string for backwards (RubyGems 1.3.5 and earlier) compatibility.

prerelease?() Instance Public methods A version is considered a prerelease if it contains a letter.

release() Instance Public methods The release for this version (e.g. 1.2.0.a -> 1.2.0). Non-prerelease versions return themselves.

to_yaml_properties() Instance Public methods

yaml_initialize(tag, map) Instance Public methods

add_platform_option(task = command, *wrap) Instance Public methods Add the âplatform option to the option parser.

add_prerelease_option(*wrap) Instance Public methods Add the âprerelease option to the option parser.

add_version_option(task = command, *wrap) Instance Public methods Add the âversion option to the option parser.

bin_path(name, exec_name = nil, *requirements) Class Public methods Find the full path to the executable for gem name. If the exec_name is not given, the gem's default_executable is chosen, otherwise the specified executable's path is returned. requirements allows you to specify specific gem versions.